1927 in History – What happened in year 1927

In history, year 1927 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1927.

Five Canadian women filed a petition to ask the Supreme Courtof Canada, 'Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British NorthAmerica Act, 1867, include female persons,' to which the courteventually replied that it does not.

Disgruntled school board treasurer Andrew Kehoe set off aseries of explosives in Bath Township, Michigan's elementary school,which had a final death toll of 45 and is the deadliest mass murder in aschool in United States history.

Five Canadian women filed a petition to ask the Supreme Courtof Canada, 'Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British NorthAmerica Act, 1867, include female persons,' to which the courteventually replied that it does not.

Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi led a conference todiscuss Japan's plans for China, out of which came the Tanaka Memorial,a strategic document detailing these plans (now believed to be aforgery).

After a controversial trial, and despite worldwide protests,Italian-born American anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti (both pictured) wereexecuted via electrocution in Massachusetts for the charges of murderand theft.